passive verb forms

We make passive verb forms with the different tenses of be, followed by the past participle (= pp).

TENSE

STRUCTURE

EXAMPLE

simple present

am/are/is + pp

English is spoken here.

present

am/are/is being + pp

Excuse the mess: the

progressive

house is being painted.

simple past

was/were + pp

I wasn't invited, but 1 went anyway.

past

| was/were being + pp

I felt as if I was being

progressive

watched

present perfect

have/has been + pp

Has Mary been told?

past perfect

had been + pp

I knew why I had been chosen

future

I will be + pp

You'll be told when the time comes.

future perfect

will have been + pp

Everything will have been done by Tuesday.

'going to'

| going to be + pp

Who's going to be

Invited?

Future progressive passives and perfect progressive passives (will be being + pp and has been being + pp) are very unusual. Passive tenses follow the same rules as active tenses. Look in the index to see where to find information about the use of the present progressive, present perfect, etc.

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